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MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1993
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN PREFERENTIAL PROVISIONS FOR TEXTILE PRODUCTS IN THE 1993 SCHEME WHEN COMPARED WITH THOSE FOR 1992, EXCEPT THAT THE PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK OF NATIONAL TARIFF QUOTAS WILL BE REPLACED BY COMMUNITY-WIDE, FIXED DUTY-FREE AMOUNTS.
NORMAL DUTY WILL BE RE-INTRODUCED AS SOON AS THE FIXED DUTY-FREE AMOUNT IS EXHAUSTED OR MAY BE RE-INTRODUCED AT ANY TIME AFTER THE TARIFF CEILING HAS BEEN REACHED.
COURT OF APPEAL JUDGE APPOINTED
THE JUDICIARY ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT MR JUSTICE BOKHARY HAS BEEN APPOINTED A COURT OF APPEAL JUDGE WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY (MONDAY).
HE FILLS THE VACANCY WHICH AROSE UPON THE DEREK CONS.
RETIREMENT OF SIR
MR JUSTICE BOKHARY WAS BORN IN HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 25, 1947 AND ATTENDED ST FRANCIS XAVIER'S COLLEGE AND KING GEORGE V SCHOOL.
HE RECEIVED HIS LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND WAS CALLED TO THE BAR OF ENGLAND AND WALES BY THE HONOURABLE SOCIETY OF THE MIDDLE TEMPLE IN 1970.
IN 1971, MR JUSTICE BOKHARY WAS ADMITTED ΤΟ PRACTISE AS A BARRISTER IN HONG KONG AND APPOINTED QUEEN'S COUNSEL IN 1983. HE WAS THE HON SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE BAR FROM 1977 ΤΟ 1979 AND A MEMBER OF THE BAR COMMITTEE IN 1976 AND FROM 1980 TO 1984.
HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE HIGH COURT IN MARCH 1989. HE RECENTLY CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT INQUIRY INTO THE LAN KWA1 PONG TRAGEDY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.
MR JUSTICE BOKHARY IS MARRIED TO JUDGE VERINA BOKHARY. THEY HAVE THREE DAUGHTERS.
CUSTOMS REVISE SCALE OF REWARDS
THAT
THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THE SCALE OF REWARDS BEING OFFERED UNDER THE DUTIABLE COMMODITIES AND IMPORT AND EXPORT ORDINANCES WOULD BE INCREASED.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT SAID THE EXISTING SCALE OF REWARDS HAD BEEN FIXED 10 YEARS AGO AND HENCE BECOME UNATTRACTIVE TO INFORMERS.
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